Robert W. Vincent
Robert W. Vincent, farmer, is a son of Uriah S. Vincent, now living in Washington, and was born December 26, 1839, in Perry Township, Pickaway County, where he remained till 1848, when he came to this township with his parents, locating near New Holland, on a farm now owned by Smith Chaffin. By occupation he is a farmer.
He was married, October 29, 1868, to Sarah Ann, daughter of Thomas Thompson, now deceased. She bore him six children: Lizzie, Maria, Earl, Emma (deceased), William Coke, and Nellie. He is a member of New Holland Lodge No. 329, F. & A, M. About April 20, 1861, he enlisted in Company B, 13th O. V. I, in the three months' service. On the 6th of August, he re-enlisted in Company A, 1st Ohio Cavalry, with which he remained till September 13, 1865, when he was honorably discharged. He was at the battles of Winchester, second Bull Run, Antietam, Gettysburg, and Nashville. The last fight occurred on the 17th of April, 1865, at Columbus, Georgia. He did good service during the war, and escaped unhurt. In politics he is a Republican. He owns one hundred and six acres, on the Woods road, three and one-half miles from New Holland. His farm is well improved, and in a high state of cultivation, and farms chiefly to grain.
From R. S. Dills' History of Fayette County